The Detroit Lions have lost six of their nine games under Matt Patricia, many in blowout fashion, but that has not shaken the organization's faith in its first-year head coach.

Lions president Rod Wood said in an interview with WWJ-TV (Channel 62) previewing next week's Thanksgiving game against the Chicago Bears that while he's disappointed in this season's 3-6 record he remains firmly behind Patricia.

"I do think it's important for the fans to know that we have a great head coach and a great general manager and we have a great plan in place to build a foundation I think for success not only hopefully this year but for many years to come," Wood said on the show "Michigan Matters."

They've dug themselves big first-half holes in five of their six losses and have dropped four of those games by double-digits, including three straight to the Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears.

The Lions' troubles started in the preseason, when they were slow to adapt to hard-driving methods that Patricia brought with him from the New England Patriots.and have continued in the regular season as they've looked unprepared at times for games.

General manager Bob Quinn, who spent 12 seasons working with Patricia in New England, has not addressed reporters since the draft, but has made several forward-looking moves to 2019 and beyond.

Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia leaves the field after the 26-10 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 at Ford Field.(Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier, Detroit Free Press)

In mid-October, he traded a 2019 fifth-round pick to the New York Giants for defensive tackle Damon Harrison, who's under contract for the next two seasons, and a week later he sent leading receiver Golden Tate to the Philadelphia Eagles for a third-round pick.

"Certainly we're disappointed with the 3-6 record," Wood said in his interview. "As you said, it's hard to win any game in the NFL and we've had a few games where we've played really well and had some big wins against the Patriots and Packers and played great at Miami. And we've had a few games we haven't played as well."